51 (A)He has shown strength with his arm;
    (B)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 (C)he has brought down the mighty from their thrones
    (D)and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled (E)the hungry with good things,
    and the rich (F)he has sent away empty.
54 He has (G)helped (H)his servant Israel,
    (I)in remembrance of his mercy,
55 (J)as he spoke to our fathers,
    (K)to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”

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Hannah's Prayer

And Hannah prayed and said,

(A)“My heart exults in the Lord;
    (B)my horn is exalted in the Lord.
My mouth derides my enemies,
    because (C)I rejoice in your salvation.

(D)“There is none holy like the Lord:
    for there is none besides you;
    there is (E)no rock like our God.
Talk no more so very proudly,
    let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
    and by him actions are weighed.
(F)The bows of the mighty are broken,
    but the feeble bind on strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
    but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
(G)The barren has borne seven,
    (H)but she who has many children is forlorn.
(I)The Lord kills and brings to life;
    he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
(J)The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
    (K)he brings low and he exalts.
(L)He raises up the poor from the dust;
    he lifts the needy from the ash heap
(M)to make them sit with princes
    and inherit a seat of honor.
(N)For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
    and on them he has set the world.

(O)“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
    but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
    for not by might shall a man prevail.

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Yet you are (A)holy,
    (B)enthroned on (C)the praises[a] of Israel.
In you our fathers trusted;
    they trusted, and you delivered them.
To you they (D)cried and were rescued;
    in you they (E)trusted and were not put to shame.

But I am (F)a worm and not a man,
    (G)scorned by mankind and (H)despised by the people.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:3 Or dwelling in the praises

for not (A)by their own sword did they win the land,
    nor did their own arm save them,
but your right hand and your arm,
    and (B)the light of your face,
    (C)for you delighted in them.

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He has (A)remembered his (B)steadfast love and faithfulness
    to the house of Israel.
All (C)the ends of the earth have seen
    (D)the salvation of our God.

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Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Of David.

103 (A)Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name!
(B)Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and (C)forget not all his benefits,
who (D)forgives all your iniquity,
    who (E)heals all your diseases,
who (F)redeems your life from the pit,
    who (G)crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,
who (H)satisfies you with good
    so that your youth is renewed like (I)the eagle's.

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19 addressing one another in (A)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

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